Artisan House - East Street - Blandford Forum, Dorset - Blue Plaques on Waymarking.com

Blue plaque on the front of Artisan House, Blandford Forum.
The particular feature of this Grade II Listed building is the Georgian mathematical tiled (not brick) front elevation.

"Mathematical tiles are a building material used extensively in the southeastern counties of England—especially East Sussex and Kent—in the 18th and early 19th centuries. They were laid on the exterior of timber-framed buildings as an alternative to brickwork, which their appearance closely resembled. A distinctive black variety with a glazed surface was used on many buildings in Brighton (now part of the city of Brighton and Hove) from about 1760 onwards, and is considered a characteristic feature of the town's early architecture. Although the brick tax (1784–1850) was formerly thought to have encouraged use of mathematical tiles, in fact the tiles were subject to the same tax."

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Blue Plaque managing agency: Blandford Civic Society Individual Recognized: Artisan House Physical Address: Artisan House 22 - 24 East Street Blandford Forum, Dorset England DT11 7DR Web Address: [Web Link]

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